Fine Bindings. Shakespeare (William), Cornwall (Barry), &...

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Fine Bindings. Shakespeare (William), Cornwall (Barry), & Meadows (Kenny, illustrator), The Works, three volume set, London: Wm. S. Orr & Co., 1855, black-ruled, double-column, frontispieces, full-page plates and in-text illustrations, finely bound in full crimson morocco by W. Bone & Son, signed, the centre of the covers blocked in blind with anthemia, within outlined classical borders of further anthemia and meandros tooled and rolled in gilt and blind, spines gently sunned but not faded, gilt turn-ins and dentelles, all edges gilt, green moiré endpapers, corners and lower-edges lightly rubbed, 4to, (3) 

Provenance: Garbrand Hall, Ewell, Surrey; contemporary 19th c engraved armorial bookplates to each pastedown.

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Auction Date: 11th Mar 2025 at 10am

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